Your 2022 Notion Adulting Survival Guide (freebies + discounts!) 🥳
Happy New Year!
It's Frances from The Notion Bar - welcome to my first/last newsletter of the year (haha!). Don't worry - many more newsletters coming to you on a bi-weekly basis 🥳
The new year is here and many of us using this time to reset. Here's a rundown of my favourite templates (see my full gallery) to give you a kickstart
If you'd like to be an affiliate for any of my templates (who doesn't loveee passive income), you can sign up here
Use the discount code tnb22 for 15% off all the paid templates below! - This is a long email *packed* with goodies, so you might need to expand it
P.S. all the download figures are up to date at the time of sending this newsletter (31/12/21)
For writers & daydreamers:
📖 The Happiness Bar Gratitude Journal (paid - 62 downloads! - limited early bird price spots left!) :
A digital gratitude journal/planner complete with 70+ user-submitted self-care tips from across the globe.
Tracks your mood, sleep, memories, habits & goals while joining our journaling community on Facebook.
👨🏿🏫 Virgil Abloh Worksheet (283+ clicks/views)
For anyone in a creative funk
aNotioneer and I transformed one of the late Virgil Abloh's most famous talks at the Harvard Graduate School of Design into a framework/worksheet that will make you rethink your design process
🗞️ The Notion-Zine (paid - 73 downloads!)
Tired of single-column scroll? Ten beautiful magazine layouts built on Notion! Whether you have a blog, journal or need to spice up internal documents, this is the template pack for you!
For aspiring & current bookworms:
📚 Personal Reading Roadmap (paid - 490 downloads!)
Stop procrastinating/overbuying books (yes, you) !
Plan out what you can 'reasonably' read this year, using Notion's timeline view
✊🏽 60 Books about Black British History Notion Template (pay what you can - 115 downloads!)
A curated list/workbook of 60 fiction/non-fiction exploring Britain's diverse black history
For Students:
🍎 Aesthetic Student Template (paid - 258 downloads!)
Makes your friends jealous > creates a hub for each semester & ace your goals!
Tracks & organises everything you need in your 'locker': classes, templates for all your lecture notes. homework, coursework, exams, review topics & quizzes + overall grade progression
Puts it all on your calendar and use Notion backlinks to link all your pages together!
🎓 Lecture & Class Notes Template (paid - 348 downloads!)
A simple semester tracker
Tracks classes, lecture notes, homework, reading and overall grade progression!
For simplicity-seekers:
🛒 Grocery/Shopping List Manager (paid - 535 downloads!)
Never forget the milk again and say bye-bye to crumpled paper lists!
This app shines on mobile - check things off your 'Need' view, as you travel around the store, and watch them disappear
💳 Online Delivery Manager (pay what you can - 498 downloads!)
- Stop digging for tracking numbers in your emails!
- Track & manage: tracking numbers, overdue items, order numbers, spend per store, wishlist, discount codes & affiliate links
For job-seekers:
💼 Digital CV/Resume (paid - 222 downloads!)
Fun fact, this template actually secured my old 9-5!
Stand-out & show-off your personality to all your future employers!
For freelancers/business owners:
💸 Freelance Client Onboarding Portal (paid - 64 downloads! limited early bird discount left)
Makes communicating with clients easier by storing all your documents, tasks, communication and deliverables in the same place
For Eco-Warriors:
🌍 99 Sustainability Swaps Dashboard ( 111 downloads!)
I flipped an article in The Good Trade into a Notion template which tracks easy sustainability swaps
Some other cool things!
Deeper Insight
5 lessons I’ve learned as a Notion Consultant | by Frances Odera Matthews | Medium — frodera.medium.com Notion is tool that has taken the tech world by storm and has a growing large cult fanbase. Notion Consultants’ are increasingly becoming the new trendy ‘product as a service’ role. Just search on…
Watch
Dopesick - about the US opioid crisis
The Black Godfather - fascinating doc about Clarence Avant who's apparently responsible for 99.99% of US pop culture
Listen
Little Simz, How Did We Get Here - I tear up, every time- a great one for entrepreneurs
Tems, Crazy Tings - pure good vibez
Cool Notion Tweets from the Community
Trendz
Notion is slowly becoming as 'normal' as Google Docs and Evernote - I can only imagine this trend continues
Jobz
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Thanks for reading!
I'd love to see how you're all remixing the templates, tweet me or tag me on Instagram (@thenotionbar) and I'll share your creations with the world!
If you have any template ideas or want to collab on something, reply to this! If you are interested in Notion coaching/consulting - book a call!
Looking forward to creating more magical things with you this year!
Chat soon!
Frances Odera Matthews
Certified Notion Consultant & Founder of The Notion Bar